---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning trigger modification devices. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning bump-fire stocks. )"
description: "Concerning trigger modification devices. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning bump-fire stocks. )"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5992"
citation: "Washington SB 5992 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Van De Wege"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2017-12-04"
last_action: "2018-03-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a7ad705-a073-4339-8e51-0c8fd01a627f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5992&year=2017"
source_hash: "2772b9aa659721a0403008934b42d50a8ce3769dfaa9476c6df1ac32f812aef6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington SB 5992 (2017-2018) — Concerning trigger modification devices. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning bump-fire stocks. )

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5992.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5992.E.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- 1153 Van Werven Striker (#10) — **48–49** (fail) · lower
- 1154 Rodne Pg 8 Ln 14 (#3) — **48–49** (fail) · lower
- 1186 Shea Pg 8 Ln 14 (#5) — **47–50** (fail) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- 1155 Rodne Pg 8 Ln 14 (#4) — **48–49** (fail) · lower
- 1073 Graves Pg 31 Ln 14 (#8) — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- 1077 Klippert Striker (#9) — **48–49** (fail) · lower
- 1184 Young Striker (#11) — **48–49** (fail) · lower
- 1187 Shea Pg 8 Ln 14 (#6) — **48–49** (fail) · lower
- 1189 Shea Pg 8 Ln 14 (#7) — **48–49** (fail) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **56–41** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Van De Wege — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- Carlyle — cosponsor (person)
- Chase — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Fain — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Ranker — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
- Zeiger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-12-04** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2018-01-08** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-16** LAW - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-01-16** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-17** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-01-18** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-01-25** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-01-25** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-01-25** Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-01-29** First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-15** JUDI - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-15** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-20** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-21** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-23** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-02-23** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-23** Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-27** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2018-02-27** Passed final passage; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-02-28** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-02-28** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-02-28** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-06** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-06** Chapter 7, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-06** Effective date 6/7/2018***. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a7ad705-a073-4339-8e51-0c8fd01a627f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).